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CAPS Communities is an exclusive member-only benefit! Think of a CAPS Community as a group of fellow members focused on similar areas of interest or goals.

Based on our survey earlier this year, we are happy to present your CAPS Communities for your consideration. We are launching the 2024 CAPS Communities with a new slate of communities, each targeting specific needs and interests.

To sign up, browse through the community’s descriptions below and choose up to three(3) communities that interest you (if that many can fit into your schedule). Many of these CAPS Communities will meet monthly.  However, this year, some may meet weekly or for a shorter time frame, so please read the descriptions below carefully. We also have one community specific to “Apple/Mac” users, which will require a small investment for the software.

When you are ready to join, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on REGISTER.  After you submit your registration, you’ll be contacted by the leader of your Community to let you know when the first meeting will be.  Please read each brief description carefully.

The deadline for registration is March 15, 2024!

 

Available Communities:

Developing Systems that Works (4-session course in May)
Developing Online Programs (4-session course in June)
Delivering Virtual Presentations
Personal Growth and Well-Being
CSP/HoF Community
Developing and Delivering Your Personal Stories
Generative AI Community, v0.1
Building a Referral-based Business: a 3-Step Strategy!

Ongoing Communities

CAPS New Members
Building a Professional Consulting Business
Friday Morning Accountability Time (Sales & Marketing Focus)
CAPS High Income Earners Group

Jump to registration

 

Developing Online Programs (4-session course in June)

Community Leader: Alyssa “Twist” Light

Have you ever given up on building an online program because you don’t know where to start? Or maybe, you started but didn’t know how to finish? In this four-part Community, Twist will teach you a framework for choosing your topic, naming the program, building out the structure, and slotting in the best stories to make your content ‘sticky.’ She’ll also cover how to craft a write-up and design handouts that leave your audience both well-satisfied and wanting more. Please note: The purpose of this Community is not theoretical — each participant should join with the commitment of developing one online program. 

 

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Delivering Virtual Presentations

Community Leader: Stephen Libman

This will be an immersive and hands-on experience with tangible outcomes.

Attendees need specific minimum requirements, as referenced below. While this reduces the number of eligible enrollees, this is super high-end stuff and will pique the interest of those who want to separate themselves from the herd.

Minimum Requirements

• A Mac manufactured in 2015 or newer. MacBook Air is not recommended.
• A microphone (All Macs other than Mac Mini have a built-in microphone.)
• A compatible video camera or webcam (including built-in webcams.)
• macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or newer
• An internet connection with an upload speed of at least 2 Mbps.
• A Mac app @ US$40/month or US$384/year. If using the app for just recoding content, the cost is US$16/month or $192/year.

 

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Personal Growth and Well-Being

Community Leader: Liz Smart

At times, life flows effortlessly, while in other moments, we may seek inspiration. Join us as we embark on a weekly journey dedicated to inner healing & connection, offering a non-judgemental, safe space for personal growth and a supportive community committed to well-being.

 

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CSP/HoF Community

Community Leaders: Stephanie Staples, CSP and Merge Gupta-Sunderji, CSP, Co-Facilitators

Discover a community tailored uniquely for you! Join us for an exclusive community for CAPS CSPs and HoF members!

We are launching this vibrant community which will be dedicated to learning, sharing, growing, and belonging based on our unique collective experience.

Engage in invigorating discussions, drawing from and fuelled by the diversity of challenges and triumphs.

Together, let’s ignite success through collaborative masterminding. Don’t miss out on this invaluable opportunity to connect and engage with the CAPS CSP and HoF community! Join us now!

Note – You must be a current CSP and/or HoF member to join this group.

 

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Developing and Delivering Your Personal Stories

Community Leader: Susan Luke Evans, CSP, Global Speaking Fellow, Leader

All effective business communication is about influence and persuasion. What better way to accomplish that than through the power of sharing personal experiences/stories? As a professional speaker, you need to be able to effectively re-create your experiences for others which allows you to connect on a deeper level and have greater impact with the spoken word.

Our Community sessions will focus on the how and why of using personal stories as a professional speaker. The Community will embrace a combination of external guest speaker spots, who will share content and answer questions, along with a mastermind approach of supporting each other in our story challenges. In this community, you will get to share and listen to successes, thoughts, and questions/discussions regarding structures for crafting stories and you have the opportunity to share a story within the community – a safe place to create, tweak, practice, and gain developmental feedback. The stories crafted will have an immediate and sustainable influence on your audiences, your colleagues and clients, your family and friends—and your business.

Learning Outcomes:

• How to actively participate in a “Mastermind” learning environment
• Understand the how and why of using personal experiences/stories
• Develop a personal structure for sharing your stories
• Craft stories for immediate use with audiences, clients, and customers by telling them well
• Deliver your stories in the safe, mastermind environment
• Receive developmental feedback on your stories
• Move forward on your journey of story mastery

 

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Generative AI Community, v0.1

Community Leader: Denis Boudreau, Ravi Tangri, CSP, Co-Leaders

What is this community about, and who is it for?

The Advanced AI Community is a specialized forum designed for CAPS members who already possess substantial expertise in the realm of generative AI and Large Language Models. The objective of this community is to facilitate a professional exchange of knowledge and experiences, and to develop learning opportunities for CAPS members starting to explore the power of AI. We will be convening on a monthly basis, aiming to collectively develop a comprehensive framework that enhances business strategies through advanced AI applications. Particularly geared towards individuals who have already achieved a certain level of proficiency in AI technologies, rather than beginners, this community will focus on mutual growth, skill enhancement, and the potential to extend this framework to others seeking similar professional development in the field of AI.

 

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Building a Referral-based Business: A 3-Step Strategy!

Community Leader: Tom Stoyan, HoF & Laura Lane

After 25 years of building a referral-based business, Tom Stoyan – Canada’s Sales Coach – will share his secrets and insights with our CAPS Community.

This 12-week class includes his Professional Sales Audit, Professional Referral Audit, 5 Critical Why Buy questions as well as some of his Insights to help you better build a referral-based business.

He will share his philosophy, process & tools and will result in:

   Your Unfair Advantage: Building a Referral-based Business: a 3-Step Strategy!

Step #1 Become better prepared to respond to referrals
Step #2 Increase the chances of getting on others ‘referral shortlist’
Step #3 Activate a more creative, confident & knowledgeable referral-asking approach

What you can expect:

• 2 hr weekly Zoom classes
• A one-on-one onboarding call with Tom to review his Profitable Referral Audit
• Weekly homework to increase your confidence in asking for referrals
• A private Facebook Group to connect with class members and watch class recordings
• By the end of the class, you will have put together your own professional referral portfolio!

We look forward to making a contribution to you and your business if you feel you will benefit from building… a … stronger…referral-based…business!

 

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Ongoing Communities

 

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CAPS New Members

Community Leader: Carol Schulte

As a new member of CAPS, are you excited about the many member resources, benefits, networking opportunities and business-building tools available to you?

Or maybe the question is…. are you AWARE of the many member resources, benefits, networking opportunities and business-building tools available to you?

You may be asking yourself: “Where should I start? What should I do next? Where are the resources? Where can I connect with other members? What’s the deal with all those acronyms, program names, the CAPS Academy, the communities and the Convention that everyone keeps talking about?”

 

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Building a Professional Consulting Business

Leader: Ruth Sirman

Consulting can be a valuable add-on to a speaker business for those of us with the professional credentials that help us to be credible with government, corporate and private sector clients. Using a very facilitative and hands-on approach to learning together, Ruth will help the group create a community learning agenda of topics that participants want to explore to help start or build a consulting practice.

This is the 3rd offering of this Community as part of the CAPS Communities. Many of the original members are still engaged and still attending. We would welcome new members. Here are some comments by members of the existing group:

“In my mind, the CAPS consulting group was the best group I have ever been part of. I felt supported, learned a lot and was able to expand my vision for my business. I went in thinking I was a speaker and came out knowing the tremendous value I bring to clients as a consultant, coach and speaker.” – Barbara May

“‘Thanks’ Ruth. You’ve put so much caring and thoughtful time into helping this ‘CAPS Community’ deliver extraordinary outcomes to several of our participants. We thank you for that!” – Donald C. Cooper

Ruth Sirman is an internationally certified mediator through the International Mediation Institute and has 27+ years as a professional mediator, facilitator and consultant working with clients in government at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels as well as the corporate, private, post-secondary and not-for-profit sectors.

 

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Friday Morning Accountability Time (Sales & Marketing Focus)

Leader: Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas

This is an established, ongoing Community.  The community leader and members are happy to welcome new members should you be interested.  You will need to complete a registration to join the in-progress Community.

Would you rather drill holes in your feet than have to make sales calls? Join the Friday morning Accountability Sales & Marketing Group. For one hour from 7 am to 8 am PST | From 10 am to 11 am Eastern, you do that task that you really dread on Zoom, the camera on, microphone off, with your fellow CAPS friends who are also getting rid of a daunting task. Whether you make calls, send emails to prospects, apply to speak at conventions, etc., you will be happy to have this time reserved, and you will know that at least once per week, you will do some lead generation work to grow your business.

Nathalie is a confidence expert. She works with organizations that want to instill confidence and clarity in their team so they can increase performance, engagement, and profits. She is the Founder and CEO of the THINK Yourself® ACADEMY, offering Keynotes and Conferences, Leading-Edge Online Courses, Laser-Focus Business Strategy, and One-on-One Coaching. She is a No.1 International Bestselling author of fifteen books on success, communication, wellness, and empowerment.

She has over 10 years of experience in human resources, 25 years of experience in sales, and over 30 years in the fitness industry. In 2007, she won”Fitness Instructor of the Year” for Canada. She is a dynamic, engaging, and professional speaker who gets you hooked with relatable stories and analogies.

 

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CAPS High-Income Earners Group

Leader: Randall Craig, CSP, HoF

This is an established, ongoing Community. Eligible CAPS Members must have a minimum annual income of $350,000. 

When you are running a business that is over $350K, the challenges that you face are different: Business model changes, corporate structures, larger scale tech investments, organizational development, management issues, recruiting, financing, scaling issues, mergers and acquisitions, business sale, and so on. The purpose of the HIEG is to provide a forum to discuss these and other topical issues, along with programming for businesses that are scaling to $1M and beyond. This group meets monthly over zoom, hosts a private Facebook group, and also meets in person for a half-day session during the convention.

Registration: Send an email to Randall Craig ([email protected]), affirming that your speaking-related income is over $350K/year.
Note that there is a nominal annual fee of $157 to join this group.

 

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